10-31-2012, 07:03 AM
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Originally posted by hawaiideborah
quote:Yes, I have been signed up for 1 1/2 years and it does work.
Originally posted by Carey
Deborah, HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR THE CD NOTIFICATION (I have mentioned this in past threads)
If you have not PLEASE do so! If you have already, did the notification work?
The County CANNOT supply sirens for each & every property owner... yes, by the ocean would seem to make sense, but there may be many issues that make it less viable, things link salt corrosion & background noise & wind such.... there are also areas that may have volcanic emergencies that may also be in areas that may not be good for siren installation....
PLEASE help the county by utilizing the services they offer for all of us, and remember, after listening to what happened out east just last night & watching the 3/1`1 tsunami live... when you live in an ocean flood zone, YOU MUST BE ABLE & READY TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS WITHOUT RELYING ON THE COUNTY TO TELL YOU WHAT RO DO....
My post was that the sirens are not heard down on Kaloli Point. I learned not to rely on sirens after March 11 and am on the phone call list, text and email. I also let the neighbors know. However, there are folks who are on the beach paths night fishing with the full moon and there are vacation rentals. I am concerned that a siren needs to be on Kaloli Point. There are (illegal) fish camps on weekends often right near Kaloli. The sirens need to be heard down on the water and they are not heard.
As I mentioned the sirens did not go off here until almost 8:30 or 9 PM... By 7:15 PM the NW had mobilized (I think warning issue was 7:09 PM). As Obie said, people got notified by PEOPLE (NW, other neighbors. Obie's wife in particular drove around and checked each and every house to make sure, and then rechecked and rechecked until about 9:45 PM.) Sirens are good, CD emails and text msg good, PEOPLE are even better. Just check on your neighbor.
Lets be the neighbors that we want our neighbors to be.
And yes EricLp, they flew over us. Bout the same time as the PD rolled into hood before the sirens even went off here.
And one more thing, we are on Thurs as the NW has done in the past, will be Monday morning quarterbacking our actions on Tsunami day, trying to iron out any glitches, and working on the future. I suggest you all do the same thing.
Okay one one more thing... HD I dont mean to denigrate your situation but we are way closer to sea level and I think got it together pretty well for a group down here that usually fights about everything else. Maybe you should head up your block's "preparedness" and make sure than your block is ready. A small bite is way easier than a big bite.